UFC on FUEL TV 6 medical suspensions: Le, Franklin out as long as six months

Thirteen fighters, including main-event middleweight opponents Cung Le and Rich Franklin, were issued medical suspensions of up to 180 days following this past weekend’s UFC on FUEL TV 6 event.

“UFC on FUEL TV: Franklin vs. Le” took place Nov. 10 at Macau Venetian Resort Hotel’s CotaiArena. The event, which aired in the early morning hours in the U.S., marked the UFC’s debut in China.

With the lack of an athletic commission to govern the event, UFC officials took the role of overseeing the fight card. The suspensions were released to the Association of Boxing Commission’s official record-keeper, MMA.tv.

In the main event, Le knocked out Franklin in the first round with one punch. He is suspended for up to 180 days unless he has his right elbow cleared with an x-ray. Franklin, too, could see shelf time as long as six months unless he has his left thumb cleared.

Other fighters on the card who were issued potentially lengthy medical suspensions were Thiago Silva, who needs clearance of his right hand following a third-round submission win over Stanislav Nedkov; Mac Danzig, who must have his left thumb and left elbow cleared after a split-decision “Fight of the Night” loss to Takanori Gomi; Tiequan Zhang, who is out indefinitely unless his nasal fracture receives clearance, plus a minimum of six months unless a left thumb injury is cleared; and Jon Tuck, who is suspended indefinitely pending clearance of his right shoulder, and 180 days without results of a renal ultrasound.

The full list includes:

Cung Le: suspended for 180 days unless cleared by doctor after x-ray of right elbow; also suspended for 30 days, including 21 days without contact

Rich Franklin: suspended for 180 days unless cleared by doctor for left thumb injury; also suspended for 45 days, including 30 days without contact

Thiago Silva: suspended for 180 days unless cleared by doctor after x-ray of right hand; also suspended for 30 days, including 21 days without contact

Stanislav Nedkov: suspended for 30 days, including 21 days without contact

Paulo Thiago: suspended for 30 days, including 21 days without contact

Takanori Gomi: suspended for 30 days, including 21 days without contact

Mac Danzig: suspended for 180 days unless cleared by doctor after x-ray of left thumb and left elbow; also suspended for 30 days, including 21 days without contact

Tiequan Zhang: suspended indefinitely unless cleared by ENT for nasal fracture; also suspended 180 days unless cleared by doctor for left thumb injury

Jon Tuck: suspended indefinitely unless cleared by doctor following MRI of right shoulder; also suspended 180 days unless cleared with a negative urinalysis and normal renal ultrasound; also suspended for 30 days, including 21 days without contact

Jeff Hougland: suspended for 60 days, including 45 days without contact

Motonobu Tezuka: suspended for 30 days, including 21 days without contact

Yasuhiro Urushitani: suspended for 45 days, including 30 days without contact